Barriers to Entry: Decomposing the Gender Gap in Job Search in Urban Pakistan
Publication | December 2023
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Using matched data from three sources in Lahore, Pakistan, the paper finds that employers’ gender restrictions are a larger constraint on women’s job opportunities than supply-side decisions.
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At higher levels of education, demand-side barriers relax, allowing women to qualify for more jobs but at lower salaries. On the supply side, educated women become more selective in their search.
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- Introduction
- Context and Data
- Gender Gaps in Work and Job Search Platform Sign-up
- Gender Gaps In Outcomes on Platform
- Vacancy Characteristics Correlated with Demand-Side Gender Barriers
- Isolating Firm Decisions with Incentivized Résumé Rating
- Conclusion
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